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Voting & Elections 09.30.2014

60 Wisconsin State Legislative and Statewide Candidates Pledge Support for Non-Partisan Redistricting Reform

Sixty Wisconsin candidates pledge support for redistricting reform.

Great weekend for California voters

California Common Cause scored three major victories this weekend, as Gov. Jerry Brown signed three bills to make ballot initiatives more open and transparent, boost voter turnout, and ensure every vote is counted.

Voting & Elections 09.29.2014

Virginia Governor Announces Commission to Examine Redistricting Reform

Virginia commission created by Governor McAuliffe will examine redistricting reform.

International Paper Leaves ALEC

As Google, Facebook, and Yahoo have all announced that they are cutting ties with ALEC this week, numerous other corporations have confirmed to Common Cause they either have left the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), are reevaluating their membership, or have never been members. Here are the statements we have received:

Media & Democracy 09.25.2014

Comcast: Stop making groundless accusations

This week Comcast derided opponents of its disastrous proposal to buy its biggest rival, Time Warner Cable, accusing us and our allies of "extortion."

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